THE PINEHURST OUTLOOK.
LOOK PLEASANT !
Photographer Merrow Is Now Ready to Give
This Familiar Advice to Patrons.
THE NEW STUDIO OPEN.
One of the very attractive additions
made to Pinehurst during the past sum
mer is the new photographic studio, on
Chicopee road, between the general
olliee and the Magnolia. This is a hand
some building, on the cottage style of
architecture, containing seven rooms, all
tastefully furnished and equipped with
every appurtenance and convenience for
the purpose for which it is exclusively
intended.
The interior has just been completed
and is a model of up-to-date attractive
ness. The store room and office which
faces the road, is a well arranged room,
15x18 feet, in which are to be kept all
kinds of souvenir views, specimen photo
graphs and mountings and a complete
line of amateurs' supplies. This room is
finished in white throughout. Back of
this is the gallery, or studio proper, a
high-ceiled, commodious room, 32x40
feet, the walls of which are finished in a
very deep, rich green, and the wood
work in a walnut grain. The deep green
of the walls affords an excellent back
ground for the display of the many
handsome specimens of his work, which
E. L. Merrow has on hand, as well as
providing an excellent neutralizing
influence in light effects for the practical
-work of photograph making. This studio
is handsomely furnished with a taste
fully made selection of odd pieces of the
latest designs in chairs, fancy stands,
ornamental pedestals and other acces
sories of the modern studio, including a
number of new artistic back-grounds.
Back of the studio are the dressing
rooms, printing room, dark room, etc.,
all completely equipped with every mod
ern appliance for perfect work. The
exterior of the building will be finished
in a deep moss-green. The entire build
ing, which is unquestionably a hand
some one, reflects decided credit on Mr.
F. Chatfield, the contractor.
Mr. Merrow, who has won an enviable
reputation for artistic work in former
seasons, is delighted with his new quar
ters and the increased facilities and con
veniences. He will make a specialty
this season of fine portrait photography,
introducing the new "Artist Proof" or
collodio-carbon work, which has acquired
great popularity during the past few
months, lie will also continue to make
ivory miniatures, in colors, the latest
popular revival in photography of the
style of portraits in vogue in the time
of Louis XIV. These miniatures are
mounted or set in brooches, charms and
small gold or silver frames in dainty
cabinets.
Mr. Merrow is widely knoflii through
his many odd and striking character pic
tures and views of life in the land of
Dixie. One favorite picture, of which
hundreds of copies have been sold, is
entitled "The Industrial South," and
represents two negroes asleep in a large
half-filled basket of cotton, while in the
back-ground is a large field of unpicked
cotton. Another is "Where the Possum
Sees His Finish," which represent a
party of darkies, with their dogs, sur
rounding a tree, in which a large possum
is seen clinging, while one darkey climbs
the tree to "shake him down." Another
represents the capture by United States
revenue officers of an illicit still, show
ing the officers with their guns trained
on the unfortunate colored "moon
shiner," who is caught while at work in
his still. Mr. Merrow also has a large
number of other interesting views show
ing different phases of the turpentine
industry and other scenes typical of
Southern life. These and many others
may be seen at the studio which opens
to-morrow, (Saturday) for the season.
Announcement.
Services will be held at the Village
Hall, Sunday, Dec. 15th, as follows :
Union Services at 11 a. m. Bible
class and Sunday school at 12 M., Bev.
D. W. Fox, pastor.
EriscorAL Services at 4 p. m., liev.
II. T. Gregory, pastor.
Good Cheer for Christmas.
Our suggestion last year to Pinehurst
ers, what to send their friends home for
Christmas was accompanied with such
an unalloyed success and satisfaction all
around, that we have made much more
extensive preparations this season to
pack and ship again cases with choice
holly, mistletoe, branches of our long
leaved pine and samples of persimmons,
cotton and peanuts.
The standard cases are thirty inches
long, eighteen inches wide and nine
inches deep, and contain more than suf
ficient material for average decoration.
The price is delivered at express or
freight office at Pinehurst 75 cents per
case or $2.00 for three crates in one
order, which may be sent to different
parties of course.
Orders for shipment to points near
Boston by freight ought to reach us not
later than December the 10th or 12th,
and for express not later than December
the 21st. For places oft the main lines
special time allowance ought to be made
and while we shall take every pains to
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CROWN DENTAL PARLORS.
V Completely Equipped Establishment
for Up-to-date and Sanitary Dentistry.
Another convenient feature has been
added to the village in the Crown Dental
Parlors, conducted by J. Ernest Judd,
D. D. S. The Crown cottage, opposite
the Magnolia and immediately adjoining
the Photographic Studio, has been fitted
up with the latest appliances and arranged
in such a way as to make one of the
most complete in the State. Among the
many features are a fountain cuspidor,
which is always clean and sanitary and
with the hot and cold water connections
for syringe and saliva tubes affords a great
convenience. The electric engine with
its steady motion removes the terrors of
dental operations to a great extent,
doing away with the jerks and nerve
shattering twinges occasioned by the old
foot engine. Dr. Judd is an expert work
man, as many of his patients testify and
makes a specialty of crown and bridge
work. All of our visitors are invited to
inspect his new quarters and Dr. Judd
will be pleased to make examinations of
the mouths of his patients free and
inform them of any needed repairs and
make such suggestions as his skill ai;d
experience directs.
insure prompt deliveries, we cannot of
course, hold ourselves responsible.
We have succeeded in obtaining a
special discount of 20 per cent, from
regular express rates on these cases, and
the rate to Boston is about $1.35, and to
New York $1.15 to other places in pro
portion. Freight rate to New York and
Boston is about $0.40 per case. Charges
may be prepaid at this end or be col
lected at destination.
Earl'- orders will be appreciated and
all orders will be filled in strict rotation.
Very truly yours,
PlNEIIUKST NU US EUIES.
Otto Katzenstein, Manager.
Religions .Services.
Union Services were conducted in
the Village Hall, Sunday, Dec. 8th, by
liev. D. W. Fox. The discourse was on
"The Sermon on the Mount."' Owing to
the temporary illness of Bev. Fox no
Bible class was held.
Episcopal Services were conducted
in the ch ipel by Bev. II. T. Cregqry at
4 p. m., which were well attended.
Keep in touch with your winter home.
Subscription for The Outlook six
month, 50 cents.
How Did It Get There?
Mr. F. B. Kimball, manager of the
Berkshire hotel, is in receipt of a marked
copy of the Andover (Mass.) Townsman,
from Mr. Joseph W. Smith, who has
been a Pinehurst visitor for two seasons
past, and who is familiarly known here
as Commodore Smith. His many friends
here will doubtless be interested in the
following clipping:
Mention has been made that some
large pines have been cut on the ground
now occupied by the filter beds con
nected with Andover's new sewerage
system.
We wish to speak particularly in
regard to one large pine tree which grew
upon the bank of the Shawsheen river in
close proximity to the water. The tree
was probably one hundred and fifty
years old. It was three feet ten inches
at the butt and furnished fifteen hundred
feet of lumber and two cords and five
feet of cord wood.
The logs were conveyed to the saw
mill and sawed in regular course. The
logs were fourteen feet in length and
when the second one, three feet in diam
eter at one end and about two feet in
diameter at the other end, was put upon
the frame to saw, all went well until the
log was half sawed when all of a sudden
the saw struck a hard substance which
caused the saw teeth to fly in every
direction.
When the mill was stopped and an
investigation had been made, the obstruc
tion proved to be a stone about the size
of an ordinary hen's egg which was hard
and fast near the heart of the log and
about two feet from the smaller end. It
required several blows of an axe to dis
lodge the stone. The stone is quite dark
in color and the wood discolored where
it was taken out.
When the tree was standing the stone
was in the heart of the tree twenty-six
feet from the ground.
Query : how did it get there?
The stone is in the possession of Mr.
Joseph W. Smith, who would be very
happy to show it to any one whose
curiosity might lead them in that direction.
Sunday Concerts at the Holly Inn.
Mr. Hyde announces that the Holly Inn
orchestra, under the direction of Mr.
Trev. Sharp, will give the regular Sun
day evening concerts in the Holly Inn
music room each Sunday at 7 p. m., and
Mr. Hyde cordially invite all his guests
and occupants of the different cottages
to attend and spend a pleasant evening.
Pool Itoom and 1SowI1ii Alley.
In the rear of the Casino stands a long,
low building which, although it passes
unnoticed by the casual passer-by, is
often the scene of much enjoyment for
some of our guests. It is the pool room
and bowling alley, which is presided
over by Mr. C. F. Thomas, and equipped
with the appliances and paraphernalia
for the playing of ten-pins, candle-pins,
cocked-hat and pool. In the adjoining
room is a good barber shop, where Mr.
Thomas is prepared to perform tonsorial
operations of all kinds with the skill of
an expert. Many of our ladies may be
found in the bowling alley on after
noons, enjoying the healthy exercise of
bowling.